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Facebook Founder Mark Zuckerberg In Nigeria, Visits Yaba - Mhiz Rebecca - 08-31-2016
Billionaire founder of Facebook, one of the world’s most prolific
social media sites, arrived in Nigeria today according to
numerous eyewitness accounts. Mr. Zuckerberg and his wife
were in Rome, Italy this week while he met with the Pope and
enjoyed some local tourist attractions. From Italy, it is now
known, he traveled to Nigeria. The first photos to emerge from
this unannounced visit are of him meeting with tech
entrepreneurs and youth in Yaba, Lagos. Yaba is considered to
be the tech center of Nigeria and houses numerous creative
spaces and tech start-ups. Mr. Zuckerberg and his wife were in Rome, Italy this week while he
met with the Pope and enjoyed some local tourist attractions. From
Italy, it is now known, he traveled to Nigeria.
The first photos to emerge from this unannounced visit are of him
meeting with tech entrepreneurs and youth in Yaba, Lagos. Yaba is
considered to be the tech center of Nigeria and houses numerous
creative spaces and tech start-ups.
It will be recalled that Facebook and Mr. Zuckerberg’s own
philanthropy has increasingly focused its attention to the continent of
Africa. The Chan-Zuckerberg Initiative invested heavily in Andela, a
tech and coding company providing training to young tech engineers
has generating a lot of buzz in Nigeria and Africa more generally.
Facebook is also holding workshops for tech developers this month in
Nigeria, Kenya, and South Africa.
Mr. Zuckerberg delivered some brief remarks at the Co-Creation hub
in Yaba expressing an interest in learning more about the
entrepreneurial space and activities in Nigeria.
Facebook Founder Mark Zuckerberg In
Nigeria, Visits
He disclosed this via his verified Facebook account.
“Next stop: Lagos! This is my first trip to sub-Saharan Africa. I'll be
meeting with developers and entrepreneurs, and learning about the
startup ecosystem in Nigeria. The energy here is amazing and I'm
excited to learn as much as I can.
Our first stop is the Co-creation Hub Nigeria (CcHUB) in Yaba. I got
to talk to kids at a summer coding camp and entrepreneurs who
come to CcHub to build and launch their apps. I'm looking forward to
meeting more people here,” he posted.
Quartz magazine reports that more people use Facebook in Nigeria
than anywhere else on the continent
There are an estimated 16 million active users every month in the
country, 44% of them access Facebook every day.